Cultural Affairs Minister Advocate Nitai Roy Chowdhury has said he will take necessary steps regarding the release of Chinmoy Das, spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, who is currently in custody. Speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of “Mahanagar Paribar Divas-2026” held at Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka on Friday, the minister said he would raise the issue ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has announced that a nationwide measles vaccination campaign will begin on April 20, assuring that there is no shortage of vaccines in the country. He made the remarks on Friday during a press briefing at the ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat. “There is no shortage of vaccines in the country, ...

US President Donald Trump has announced that Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, set to begin at 5 PM EST, following what he described as “excellent conversations” with the two countries’ leaders. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that both sides ...

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $35.04 billion, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank on Thursday. Under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) BPM-6 accounting method, the reserves stood at $30.37 billion, the BB added.

High Commissioner of the United Kingdom (UK) Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masud Karim in the city on Thursday. The meeting underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation in counter-terrorism, intelligence sharing, capacity building and joint initiatives, according to a press release. Both parties ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been accused of misleading parliament after it emerged that Peter Mandelson was made Britain’s ambassador to the US despite having failed to clear security vetting. The New Labour grandee had already been announced by the prime minister as the UK’s most senior diplomat in Washington in December 2024 before he went through the usual ...

Georgetown, Guyana : A high-level meeting held at the Presidential Office of Guyana on Wednesday, April 8, brought together President Mohamed Irfaan Ali and a visiting British-Bangladeshi delegation, fostering discussions on several key initiatives in a warm and cordial setting. The engagement was further marked by the presence of Terrance Michael Drew, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, who ...

Zaima Rahman, granddaughter of late BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, received the Independence Award on behalf of the former prime minister at the official ceremony held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Khaleda’s eldest son and Zaima’s father, handed over the award in recognition of Khaleda’s contributions for the country’s independence struggle, democratic ...

April 14, circa 1996. One can still remember the hush, the reverence, the excitement when a small bottle of the deep red liquid was opened. The hue of the alta, dazzling and instant, was an essential adornment for brides, dancers and women celebrating festivals. Add some clacking and clinking churis to the hands, and voila! The ultimate Bengali look was ...

The premises of Kadamhata High School in Moulvibazar’s Rajnagar upazila was transformed into a vibrant scene of celebration yesterday afternoon as current students, alumni and guardians gathered to honour a teacher whose decades of service left a lasting imprint on the community. Ranu Gopal Roy had joined the institution as an assistant teacher on January 22, 1995, and retired as ...